The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-11

stables they become unhealthy, and dur
ing milking q proportion Of dirt finds III
way into the milk. .Thoae who brush
their cowa state that It pays to do 40, AZ
the flow Of milk Is thereby Increased, The
health OF the cows being also promoted.
To feed. calves and young Rtock hay
and have them weigh no more In April
than they do In November is 10 lose hay
and labor; and TO feed dairy that ID I'M.
productive on good hay aud grain and
mako tho profit from dairyipg OF OF grass
tho next season, on low prices, Is quite
Improbable. II the COWS are 10 20 uu-
productive let them do 90 In graes and fly.
time. Make the harvest crops pay a profit.
When pigs are fed freely upon highly
Succulent food, ouch as cooked roots. the
refuse Of starch works and the like, thoy
are frequently found to give q very rapid
Increase. But pork 90 fed 10 found to
sink rapidly in tho sailing process and to
wnaso considerably when boiled. On the
other hand, when pigs are iattened too
exclusively upon highly nirogenized legu.
minous eeeds or aeorns, the lean is found
to DO worry hard and the IA. to waste In
cooking, B.fS,}5' q VA
The venerable J. M. Smith, OF Green
Bay, Wis, most thorough cultivasor and
noted horticultural, sold 81, PIG "a worth
Of bsrries from three and ons.half acres
OF land last year, besides taking $500 worth
OF plants from tho same land In the spring,
but this 10 no! enough" adds Mr.. T. B.
ree1y. s. After tho berrlea were picked
he plowed the patch and put in cabbage
and celCry-S700 more Just $3,2l5 "a
from three end half acres OF land" 934
III. TbomasSays that land o ners who
are. preparing to plan peach orchards next
spring may prottably make provisions
during the present autumn BY preparing
tho soil for mellow culture, aud by avoid.
Ing the mistake which come make OF act.
ting the trees In sod. The difference bs.
tween tho two modes will be plain enough
after thoy shall have become bsarlpg trees
the one will give large, brilliant itch,
high.aavored peaches in abundance: The
other few, email, badly ripsned specimens.
and the second quality in flavor. IINE
Tho Sioux City Corn Palace 10 a un,o1e
structure. In extent 250xlO0 feet, with a
central tower 100 feet In height and num-
erous smaller towers and pinnscos, This
edlfice Ia matched with corn stocks laden
with ears Of corn and dotted with huge
pumpkins. The pinnacles are ccppsd
with bundles OF wheat and other grains,
and tho upright surfacan arc covered with
stalks laid on In patterns, and with husk.
ed corn worked into neat designs and Of
various colora. The interior Is iilled with
booths, In which every form Of corn and
grain products Is displayed. II
Worny fruit In tbs orchards is best dis.
posed OF by the sheep, as they cat all
without making choice, as the pigs do.
This destroys the germs OF similar trouble
next year. But the ehocp often attsck
the trees, eating the bark oG and doing
great injury in q single afternoon. TO
prevent this the Country Gentleman
recommended wash OF whals.oil s7ep,
sheep droppings aud lime, applied to the
trunks OF the trees by m sans Of a brush of
come kind, and put on 80 high tha. sheen
cannot reach above 1t. This disgusts the
Hheep and pleases tho trees. .s5
Road dust is q perfect deodor;zsr and
absorbent, and costs nothing beyond the
labor OF getting 1t and hauling q load of
earth into the road to replace what ia
taken away. II you hsvo not already Sc.
cured q supply for wintor uss in the
poultry house it is high timo for you to do
80. Keep barrel Of it in one corner of
the poultry house, atrew SOME under the
perches every morning, and there will be
no offensive odor from the droppings.
When the droppings ore thus covered
every morning 1t will not be necessary to
remove them oftouor than once week in
cold weather. - m / a - -